Power-hitting Hanville product Koa Romero commits to LSU

You can’t ever have enough good left-handed hitters and last weekend Jay Johnson and the Tigers secured another good one not too far from Baton Rouge. Koa Romero, a 5-9, 218-pound left-handed stick out of Hahnville High School committed to the defending National Champions last weekend during the LSU-Louisiana Tech football weekend. A natural third baseman, he chose the Tigers over offers from Southern Mississippi, Alabama and Auburn.

A 2027 commitment, Romero hit .484 last season for Hahnville with eight home runs. 

“It was amazing,” Romero said of his visit last weekend. “I’ve been going to football and baseball games at LSU for as long as I can remember, but this visit was definitely different. We toured all the facilities and the coaching staff set up for us what our life would be like on campus and what the plan would be for us in terms of our development.

“(the commitment to LSU) just felt right. A dream came true. It felt like the right decision. When you talk with the coaching staff you just feel like you are home. They welcomed me into their home that is the LSU baseball program. It just felt like home. (Coach Johnson) offered me that Saturday, the day of the football game. I was just full of a lot of excitement. Before I headed to Baton Rouge the thoughts of committing if I received the offer were definitely there. But I just ended up with the approach of going there and seeing what it is like and going on my other visits.”

Those other visits never ended up happening. 

“The decision was made a lot easier after the trip to Baton Rouge,” he joked. “Once Coach Johnson gave me the go, I was ready to come and say yes.”

A consistent power hitter for Hahnville, Romero gave a quick scouting report on what kind of hitter he is at the plate. 

“Left-handed hitter with power,” he said. “I believe there isn’t anything that I can’t really do at the plate. Just a very competitive guy at the plate. The coaching staff told me I’m coming in and they want me to hit. The past couple of years I did hit for a high average but have been fortunate enough to run into a couple of home runs. 

“I don’t really watch a lot of Major League Baseball, so I don’t really pattern myself after any sort of specific hitter at that level. I watch a ton of college baseball and football so I would have to say I like to try and pattern myself after Tommy White. Same body shape and how we approach things at the plate.”